nurture

1. The properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child (synset 104929290)
   is a type of: upbringing - properties acquired during a person's formative years
   same as: raising, rearing
2. Helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community (synset 101131853)
   "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
   is a type of: acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization - the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
   same as: breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, raising, rearing, upbringing

1. Help develop, help grow (synset 200910304)
   "nurture his talents"
   is a type of: encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
   subtypes:

   • keep going, patronage, patronise, patronize, support - be a regular customer or client of
   • serve, serve well - promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to
   same as: foster
2. Look after a child until it is an adult (synset 202545454)
   "raise a family"; "bring up children"
   causes: grow up - become an adult
   subtypes:

   • fledge - feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
   • cradle - bring up from infancy
   • foster - bring up under fosterage; of children
   same as: bring up, parent, raise, rear
3. Provide with nourishment (synset 201205348)
   "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
   is a type of: cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
   subtypes: carry - be able to feed
   same as: nourish, sustain

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